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The Australia India Water Centre and the Australia India Institute partnered to deliver a series of workshops to exchange knowledge and experiences in water resources management between the two countries, and to provide opportunities for networking and collaboration between water researchers and professionals in the longer-term. Workshop four explored the topic of water informatics for sustainable water futures.
Please find timestamps for the workshop presentations and breakout rooms below.
Breakout room questions
1. What are the key challenges and opportunities related to Water Informatics in research, training and capacity building for Australia and India for the next 5-10 years?
2. How do we initiate and sustain significant collaboration between Australia and India for research, training and capacity building in Water Informatics? Discuss this with regard to engagement with researchers, NGOs, public and private sector.
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome by Karen Barker, Executive Manager and Head of Government Projects, Australia India Institute
02:00 Opening remarks by Professor Scott Sheppard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and External Relations), Queensland University of Technology
10:02 Presentation: Water data – saving the world one drop at a time by Ms Janice Green, Technical Lead, Hydrology, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
43:05 Presentation: Hydroinformatics in India – Past, present & future by Dr AK Lohani, Scientist G and Head Surface Water Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
01:22:50 Breakout room one moderated by Professor (Sathaa) Arumugam Sathasivan, Western Sydney University
01:41:37 Breakout room two moderated by Associate Professor Roger Packham, Western Sydney University
02:06:10 Breakout room three moderated by Dr Dharma Hagare, Western Sydney University
02:29:20 Breakout room four moderated by Dr Ricky Spencer, Western Sydney University
02:54:14 Reflection on breakout room discussions
03:09:49 Open forum segment moderated Professor Basant Maheshwari, Western Sydney University
03:10:37 Open forum remarks by Dr Manish K Nema, Scientist D, National Institute of Hydrology Roorkee
03:19:31 Open forum remarks by Tim Westwood, Research Economist, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
03:27:40 Open forum remarks by Dr Sudeep Nair, Hydrologist, eWater
03:35:33 Open forum Q&A
The Australia India Water Centre and the Australia India Institute partnered to deliver a series of workshops to exchange knowledge and experiences in water resources management between the two countries, and to provide opportunities for networking and collaboration between water researchers and professionals in the longer-term. Workshop four explored the topic of water informatics for sustainable water futures.
Please find timestamps for the workshop presentations and breakout rooms below.
Breakout room questions
1. What are the key challenges and opportunities related to Water Informatics in research, training and capacity building for Australia and India for the next 5-10 years?
2. How do we initiate and sustain significant collaboration between Australia and India for research, training and capacity building in Water Informatics? Discuss this with regard to engagement with researchers, NGOs, public and private sector.
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome by Karen Barker, Executive Manager and Head of Government Projects, Australia India Institute
02:00 Opening remarks by Professor Scott Sheppard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and External Relations), Queensland University of Technology
10:02 Presentation: Water data – saving the world one drop at a time by Ms Janice Green, Technical Lead, Hydrology, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
43:05 Presentation: Hydroinformatics in India – Past, present & future by Dr AK Lohani, Scientist G and Head Surface Water Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
01:22:50 Breakout room one moderated by Professor (Sathaa) Arumugam Sathasivan, Western Sydney University
01:41:37 Breakout room two moderated by Associate Professor Roger Packham, Western Sydney University
02:06:10 Breakout room three moderated by Dr Dharma Hagare, Western Sydney University
02:29:20 Breakout room four moderated by Dr Ricky Spencer, Western Sydney University
02:54:14 Reflection on breakout room discussions
03:09:49 Open forum segment moderated Professor Basant Maheshwari, Western Sydney University
03:10:37 Open forum remarks by Dr Manish K Nema, Scientist D, National Institute of Hydrology Roorkee
03:19:31 Open forum remarks by Tim Westwood, Research Economist, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
03:27:40 Open forum remarks by Dr Sudeep Nair, Hydrologist, eWater
03:35:33 Open forum Q&A
